This article includes instructions for how to use Spotify Group Session so you can share a music jam session with your friends. Once a Group Session is live, everyone will have the same playback controls. Anyone can play, pause, skip or add tracks in the queue at any time. There’s currently no way for a host to lock these controls, but since Group Session is still technically in beta, this is a feature that Spotify will likely implement at a later date.
If you’re not in the mood for watching a video streaming service virtually with friends, Spotify has you covered. The popular music streaming platform has a feature called Group Sessions that lets up to five Spotify Premium users attend a virtual listening party. Once connected, you and your friends can listen to any song or podcast on Spotify simultaneously. Spotify introduced the Group Session feature in May 2020. Only Premium users in the same location could listen together at launch, but Spotify later expanded it to allow worldwide connections. Right now, Group Session is only available to Spotify Premium users and is limited to Spotify’s mobile app for phones and tablets. There is currently no option available on Spotify’s desktop apps.
As of March 2021, Spotify Group Session is now available in Polestar 2 electric vehicles through Android Auto. Up to five Premium users in the same car can connect and share Spotify audio control in real-time. We expect this feature to become available in more vehicles later, but right now, the Polestar 2 is the only one with this functionality. FAQ
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